How do the World Cup qualifiers qualify for the finals?
The three path winners will qualify for the World Cup finals. On 4 December 2019, the UEFA Executive Committee initially approved the use of the video assistant referee system for the qualifiers. However, VAR was not implemented at the start of qualification due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on operational and logistical capabilities.
How many countries have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2019?
All 55 FIFA -affiliated national teams from UEFA entered qualification. On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency initially handed Russia a four-year ban from all major sporting events, after RUSADA was found non-compliant for handing over manipulated lab data to investigators.
What happens if Russia qualifies for the World Cup?
If Russia qualifies for the tournament, its players will not be able to use their country’s name alone, flag or anthem at the World Cup, as a result of the nation’s two-year ban from world championships and Olympic Games in all sports.
What were the 2022 World Cup European qualifiers draw seedings?
The European Qualifiers draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup was made at 18:00 CET on 7 December in Zurich. What were the draw seedings? The seedings were based on the FIFA World Ranking announced on 26 November. The top-ten ranked teams were in Pot 1, the next ten in Pot 2 and so on, with the last five allocated to Pot 6. How did the draw work?